WP’s motion for Gender Equality passed in Parliament with support from the PAP
A motion on gender equality tabled by the Workers’ Party was passed in Parliament on August 3 2021, albeit with an amendment from PAP Vikram Nair. This shows that, contrary to popular claim, an opposition party does not need a sizeable presence to have its motion passed in Parliament. The determining factor is whether it […]
Will the PAP pay a political price for the Committee of Privileges investigating Raeesah’s lies?
Politics is a funny business. Both sides of the political divide in Singapore can agree on several immutable facts : Worker’s Party MP Raeesah Khan lied several times in Parliament for months, eventually admitted, apologised, and resigned for lying, a complaint for breach of parliamentary privilege was filed, and a committee of privileges convened to […]
Singapore needs strong culture that condemns lies and corruption to keep going strong
In the ongoing saga on the lies of Raeesah Khan and the WP leadership’s handling of the lies, one thought that comes to mind is this: to keep Singapore going strong for many more years, Singapore needs a strong culture that condemns corruption and lies, a strong culture that demands the highest standard of integrity. […]
In 2006, WP candidate James Gomez staged a wayang in front of TV crew to discredit the PAP and ELD
Back in 2006, Mr James Gomez, a Workers’ Party candidate, displayed ‘blatant dishonesty’ in his conduct over his minority certificate application. It was GE2006. On April 24 2006, Mr Gomez went twice to the Election Department (ELD) with Ms Sylvia Lim. The first time, they collected some political donation forms. The second time, after they […]
Sex, lies and video recordings: statements have to be made and questions need to be asked
SEX, LIES AND VIDEO-RECORDINGS POLITICS always has a dirty side, no matter how clean it tries to be. In its worst disposition and desperate defence, it would lie and hide – under the cover of darkness, denial or parliamentary privilege. ITS nemesis is the PUBLIC, stakeholders like us ordinary Singaporeans with no agenda, affiliation or […]
Raeesah Khan resigns from Workers’ Party. Why resign now, asks Prof Daniel Goh.
Workers’ Party Raeesah Khan has resigned from the Workers’ Party (WP). The party announced this in a statement on 30 November. Ms Khan had indicated to Mr Singh, the Secretary-General of WP, her intention to resign earlier in the day before conveying her intention to the CEC. Ms Khan’s resignation came before work by the […]
People expect MPs and political leaders to be above reproach, scrupulously truthful in what they say: Lee Hsien Loong
“In Singapore, people expect MPs and political leaders to be clean, to be above reproach in their personal conduct, and to be scrupulously truthful in what they say, inside or outside Parliament,” PM Lee said at the PAP Convention 2021 held on 28 November. Politics in Singapore has delivered results for Singaporeans because of one […]
How many times did WP Raeesah Khan lie? Why did she admit to lying?
How many times did WP Raeesah Khan lie? 3 times according to proceedings in Parliament on 1 November. She first made the claim that she had accompanied the rape survivor to make a police report on 3 August 2021. She repeated this claim when asked by Minister of State (Home Affairs) Desmond to provide details […]
It’s so easy to be the Opposition in Singapore and win
It is easy to be the opposition in Singapore and I’m not kidding. Let me tell you why. Take the Progressive Wage Model. It’s the brainchild of former minister and former secretary-general of NTUC, Lim Swee Say. Tripartite partners have been working hard since 2012 to implement the models for various sectors. The work continues. […]
SDP’s pandemic exit plan: don’t test asymptomatic vaccinated people
SDP has an 8-point plan to exit the pandemic and it includes not testing asymptomatic vaccinated people outside of contact tracing. This will definitely bring down the daily count of cases overnight and make people feel happy at the lower counts. But it does not change the ground reality. What it means is that asymptomatic […]